Advent Calendar of Media Literacy 2025

FIMI Frontier

Welcome to our Advent Calendar of media literacy. Over the next 31 days, we examine real cases of Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI) from around the world from annulled elections in Romania to deepfake campaigns in Canada, from Russian operations in the Sahel to Chinese influence networks in the Indo-Pacific.

Each day brings a new case study with primary sources, methodological insights, and lessons for building resilience against information manipulation. This is not about creating fear it’s about understanding the information environment we all inhabit.

Week 1: Europe

Day 1 · December 1
🌍 Introduction

Day 5 · December 5
🇵🇱 Poland

Day 6 · December 6
🇨🇿 Czech Republic

Day 7 · December 7
📝 Interactive

Week 2: Africa

Day 10 · December 10
🇸🇩 Sudan

Day 11 · December 11
🇲🇱🇧🇫🇳🇪 Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger

Day 12 · December 12
🇨🇳 China operations

Day 13 · December 13
🇿🇦 South Africa

Day 14 · December 14
📝 Interactive

Week 3: American Continent

Day 17 · December 17
🇨🇦 Canada

Day 18 · December 18
🇻🇪 Venezuela

Day 20 · December 20
🌏 Latin America

Day 21 · December 21
📝 Interactive

Week 4: AI & Deepfakes

Day 22 · December 22
AI-Generated FIMI: The New Era
🤖 Technology
Coming soon

Day 23 · December 23
Canada: The Carney Deepfake
🇨🇦 Canada
Coming soon

Day 24 · December 24
Ireland: Deepfakes for Sale
🇮🇪 Ireland
Coming soon

Day 25 · December 25
Indonesia: Fake Prabowo
🇮🇩 Indonesia
Coming soon

Day 26 · December 26
India: AI-Fueled Hate
🇮🇳 India
Coming soon

Day 27 · December 27
Sudan: Voice Cloning in War
🇸🇩 Sudan
Coming soon

Day 28 · December 28
Week 4 Review & Quiz
📝 Interactive
Coming soon

Final: Tools & Future

Day 29 · December 29
The Fact-Checker’s Toolkit 2025
🛠️ Methods
Coming soon

Day 30 · December 30
Democracy’s Response
🛡️ Policy
Coming soon

Day 31 · December 31
Lessons & Predictions for 2026
🔮 Outlook
Coming soon
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